scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal survey of plants used by tribal in Lalgarh forest range, W.B., India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Shyam Sundar Manna ◽  
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Satyendra Prasad Mishra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Medicinal Purpose ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Number

Exploration of the traditional knowledge of the indigenous people is very important for revealing the uses of plants and plant parts for medicinal purpose. Once the medicinal use of these plants is known, their active ingredients have to be identified and their efficacy has to be tested scientifically. A good number of modern medicines are now available which has been formulated taking the traditional knowledge into consideration. Besides people all over the world now shift their attention to herbal drugs because they are comparatively safer and cheaper. In these contexts, ethnomedicinal studies are of great significance. In the present paper, attempts have been made enlist the ethnomedicinal plants of Lalgarh forest range of India. The study reveals that 52 different plant species are used by the local people to cure different diseases. Out of the 52 plant species, 17 are herbs, 20 trees, 11 shrubs, and 4 are climbers. The list of plant parts, habit, mode of their use and purpose has been documented in this study

scholarly journals Ethnobotany and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in Brazil: Contributions to Research in Ecopsychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria do Carmo Pereira Santos Tito ◽  
Jonas Carvalho e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Angiosperm Phylogeny ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Collection Strategies

This paper is the result of an investigation of the flora and traditional knowledge in the conception of Javaé indigenous people from the Txuiri village located on Bananal Island, Brazil. The objective is to investigate the plants used by these indigenous people, their diverse uses and to understand how traditional knowledge is passed on to new generations. This is a quali-quantitative, descriptive and interdisciplinary survey, whose data collection strategies included the application of semi-structured questionnaires and collection of plants for cataloguing according to Angiosperm Phylogeny Group or APG III (2009). We identified 28 plant species, used for various purposes such as medicinal use, food, construction, craft and cultural, which were deposited in the Herbarium of the Federal University of Tocantins. Roots, stem and leaf are the plant parts most used by the community. The plants mentioned were most frequently found on the banks of the Javaés River and in the backyard of the residences. Significant traditional knowledge of these people about the plants are transmitted to new generations, through visual, orality and experimentation. Ethnobotanical studies strengthen research in ecopsychology while allowing research into the interactions between human populations and plants.

Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants used as Anti-Psoriatic in Rajasthan

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
M. Singhadiya ◽  
Isha Pandey ◽  
Vinod Maina ◽  
R. Pandey ◽  
Peddy Harikrishna
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

The present study deals with 26 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 17 families used as antipsoriatic by the indigenous people in Rajasthan. The study also deals with types of Psoriasis, plant name, local name, family name, plant parts and mode in the treatment of psoriasis. The present study also gathered important information about traditional knowledge and the need to document, research and development of new drugs to fight against Psoriasis disease in Rajasthan in particular and India as a whole.

scholarly journals Phytopharmacological Study of Red, White and Black Variety of Abrus precatorius L.

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
N.H. Garaniya ◽  
A.H. Bapodra ◽  
K.D. Ladva
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Leguminous Plant ◽  
Medicinal Purpose ◽  
Abrus Precatorius ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Natural Remedy ◽  
The World

Abrus precatorius L. is a leguminous plant of family fabaceae. Plant parts are widely used for medicinal purpose in different region of the world. Seed behavior and phytochemical evaluation of different solvent extracts (i.e. Petroleum ether, Ethyl acetate, Methanol & Water) of leaf and seed of red, white and black varieties of Abrus precatorius L. is carried out in the present study. This study indicates presence of different phytoconstituents i.e. alkaloids, steroids, glycosides, proteins, etc. the present study concludes that the plant parts can be used as very good natural remedy to diagnosed variety of dieses.

scholarly journals Harnessing of local plant species by indigenous people of Hamirpur district for ethno-veterinary purposes

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 1898
Author(s):  
Anand Narain Singh ◽  
Chongtham Nirmala ◽  
Ram Chand Bhatti ◽  
Aman Deep Kaur ◽  
Siril Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acorus Calamus ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Organ Systems ◽  
New Findings

Traditional medicines have been playing significant role in livestock health care management since long especially in remote area. This paper is based on a field survey conducted to collect information for curing different ailments utilized by local people and tribals in the Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. Total 541 households were interviewed involved as informants with fully prepared questionnaires; proper interaction along with group discussion. Information were collected from the selected sites regarding way to cure different ailments of animals which was further analyzed for the authenticity of data through different statistical quantitative indices. We found total 121 plant species belonging to 61 families that have been documented to be of common use for curing 78 different types of livestock. Total ailments were categorized into fifteen major categories based on the body organ systems of livestock. The highest number of ethno-medicinal plants were recorded from family Fabaceae followed by Asteraceae and other families. Leaves were the most commonly used part of the plant for the preparation of ethno-medicinal medicines followed by other plant parts. Achyranthes aspera, Acorus calamus, Pogostemon benghalensis are the most important plants used to cure different ailments on the basis of use value index. On the basis of Informant Consensus factor (FIC), diseases related to digestive system, reproductive system, respiratory and fever were considered as major ailments in the livestock. In conclusion, we found in this study that most of the plants are widely used to cure different ailments as reported previously by different workers. However, on the first hand, many new findings to cure different ailments of livestock have been found during this survey indicating need for conducting more studies to get valuable information from the local community which are not documented yet. It was also found that indigenous people have excellent information with respect to ethnoecological aspect. There is an urgent need to study and document the traditional uses before they are disappeared from the society or community and further study must be integrated with qualitative and quantatitative data to assess importance of plants for ethno-veterinery purposes. 

scholarly journals USE OF SOME ETHNOMEDICINAL HERBS BY THE NATIVES OF SOLANG VALLEY, KULLU DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PRADESH

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maninder Kaur ◽  
Vijay Kumar Singhal ◽  
Jaswant Singh
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Medicinal Use

Objective: The objective of the study was to enlist the ethnobotanical uses of wild plants of Solang Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pardesh. Due to the specific geographical location of the valley, it possesses a high amount of endemic plant diversity. The plants are being used medically by local people against many ailments such as rheumatism, gastric disorders, muscular pain, asthma, dysentery, diabetes, constipation, cold, cough, fever, etc.Methods: For documentation of ethnomedicinal information, a questionnaire containing vernacular name, plant part/s used, medicinal uses, method of preparation and amount of dose taken was prepared. To gather such information, personal interviews/interactions were conducted with medicine men (vaids and hakims), local healers, village elders, tribals and shepherds.Results: Presently, 42 plant species belonging to 41 genera and 24 families are included for ethnobotanical study with respect to their scientific names, vernacular names, plant parts used, ethnomedicinal purposes, mode of preparation, and dose/amount taken. As many as 23 species are used for treating more than one ailment. By consulting the previous literature, it was found that there are 19 species which have not been reported earlier and are used by the natives for different medicinal purposes.Conclusion: The unsustainable harvesting such as uprooting of whole plant of medicinal use from the wild is resulting into a serious decline in plant populations. Therefore various cultivation techniques should be designed, and implemented especially for the highly medicinally important and endangered plant species. Grazing should be restricted in high altitudinal zones possessing high endemic plant diversity. Further, information gathered on ethnobotanical aspects of plants of medicinal use will be helpful in the selection of elite genotypes/chemotypes which could provide a base for future plantation programmes which will be helpful for sustainable development of the valley.

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge on ethnobotanical uses of plant biodiversity: a detailed study from the Indian western Himalaya

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koushalya Nandan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Native People ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Spiti Region

Abstract The present article is based on the findings of ethnobotanical surveys conducted in the entire Lahaul-Spiti region of Indian western Himalaya to highlight the traditional use of medicinal plants by the native people. Results revealed that tribal communities of both Lahaul and Spiti valleys (Lahaulas in Lahaul and Bhotias in Spiti) have a great respect for and faith in Amchi system of medicine practiced in the entire region. Information collected on the traditional use of plants in the local health care system by the tribal communities of Lahaul-Spiti revealed the use of 86 plant species belonging to 69 genera and 34 families to cure about 70 different ailments. Maximum number of plant species used in herbal formulations belonged to families Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Gentianaceae, and Polygonaceae. Both single herbal preparations and polyherbal formulations are prescribed and administered by local healers known as Larje in Lahaul and Amchis in Spiti. Most of the medicines are prescribed in a powder form, some as juice and decoctions. Among plant parts, leaves were recorded to be used to a large extent as a remedy, followed by flowers. Results of the present study show that the highest number of plants was used to cure stomach disorders, while the highest extent of phytotherapeutic use among all the species had Hippophae rhamnoides (17.14%). The obtained data also revealed the information on new or less known medicinal uses of various plant species that are new addition to the traditional knowledge from western Himalaya. Modes of preparation, administration and dosage are discussed along with the family and local names of plants and plant parts used.

Plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge on medicinal use of wild shrub and herbaceous plant species in the Etna Regional Park (Eastern Sicily, Italy)

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 1362-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Tuttolomondo ◽  
Mario Licata ◽  
Claudio Leto ◽  
Maria Letizia Gargano ◽  
Giuseppe Venturella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Medicinal Use

scholarly journals TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AMONGST INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN RORAIMA, BRAZIL: A RETROSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
William Milliken
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Medicinal Purpose ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Indigenous Groups

Surveys of medicinal plants and fungi among five indigenous groups in Roraima, Brazil, were identified in the 1990s but not published.  Most of the 52 species reported here were unknown in the literature for the same medicinal purpose when the data were collected, but 25 years later this has changed. Some of the ‘repeated’ data were collected in Roraima, but most were recorded elsewhere. It is likely that some of the traditional knowledge will have been lost by now, with old informants not passing their knowledge to younger generations. More work should be done on recording indigenous knowledge in Roraima, preferably by indigenous people. Efforts to recuperate traditional knowledge will benefit indigenous culture health and livelihoods.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal knowledge among the Malayali tribal of Chitteri hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
R. Prabakaran ◽  
T. Senthil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

The present study was aimed to document the ethnomedicinal knowledge among the Malayali tribal of Chitteri hills Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Field visits were made to the Chitteri hills every month covering all seasons. Interviews with traditional healers and other knowledgeable inhabitants and farmers were conducted. The Malayali tribal people of Chitteri hills use 320 plant species for their day-to-day life, this ethnobotanical exploration revealed they were the habit of using around 216 species of medicinal plants belonging to 200 genera under 45families. Malayali tribes use morphological characters such as bark surface, leaf colour, leaf taste and exudates, underground plant parts and ecology of species as criteria for identification of 135 species belongs to 105 genera under 46 families. The documentation of the knowledge of Malayali tribal identification of plants of Chitteri hills is to be accorded top priority in the preservation of our ancient traditional knowledge.

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